Woodworks by John
CGF II, Certified Grumble Framer Level 2
Here's the latest frame I've recently designed and completed. The painting is one of Diane's and is of a picture taken when we visited the Center for Wooden Boats in Seattle. This was inside of the boat house and was a model. I loved the textures, old window, tools, and the open framed walls and felt this picture needed a frame to compliment all of that. The picture itself is 20" x 24".
I started with 5/4 Walnut and cut the triple bead detail on the edge with a shaper. After the edge was shaped it was ripped to 1 1/2", this was repeated until I had the 8 pieces needed for the inside and outside edges. The rest of the Walnut was resawn to make panels about 3/8" thick. Dado's were cut into the edge pieces and each side was glued together, they are 5" wide. Before assembling the sides I planed off one of the beads on the inside piece, formed the inner sight, and cut the rabbet for the canvas. The outside piece was cut back using a vertical panel raising cutter to alleviate the blockiness. Assembly was somewhat tricky but was accomplished by gluing gusset blocks at each corner, screwing the outside frame members, and shooting a couple of brads through the inside frame.
The finish is natural Watco oil followed by a couple of top coats hand sanded in with 600 wet/dry paper. The painting was accepted into the OPA Western show which will be held in Jackson, WY. Sounds like a good excuse for a road trip from Las Vegas!
I started with 5/4 Walnut and cut the triple bead detail on the edge with a shaper. After the edge was shaped it was ripped to 1 1/2", this was repeated until I had the 8 pieces needed for the inside and outside edges. The rest of the Walnut was resawn to make panels about 3/8" thick. Dado's were cut into the edge pieces and each side was glued together, they are 5" wide. Before assembling the sides I planed off one of the beads on the inside piece, formed the inner sight, and cut the rabbet for the canvas. The outside piece was cut back using a vertical panel raising cutter to alleviate the blockiness. Assembly was somewhat tricky but was accomplished by gluing gusset blocks at each corner, screwing the outside frame members, and shooting a couple of brads through the inside frame.
The finish is natural Watco oil followed by a couple of top coats hand sanded in with 600 wet/dry paper. The painting was accepted into the OPA Western show which will be held in Jackson, WY. Sounds like a good excuse for a road trip from Las Vegas!
